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Lawlor demands urgent flood action for Enniscorthy

News – The Labour Party Storm Chandra exposes years of neglect Labour’s George Lawlor TD for Wexford has today called for immediate Government action after Enniscorthy was flooded for the sixteenth time since 2001, as Storm Chandra left homes and businesses underwater, cars stranded, power cut and the town paralysed by traffic chaos. He said…

27 January 2026

Fully integrated Real Time Information app must be developed to address commuter delays

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall has called for the development by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to develop a Real Time Information app following chaos on roads during a yellow level weather warning this morning. Deputy Wall said: “The fact that there is no centralised information repository when it comes…

27 January 2026

Freeze on all scrambler use needed while legislation and Garda approach are finalised

News – The Labour Party Grace Lynch’s tragic death must be a watershed moment. Communities and public representatives have warned for years about this dangerous and intimidating behaviour. The blind eye approach must end, with an immediate freeze on scramblers until a comprehensive strategy is in place. Gardaí face challenges where users are under 18,…

27 January 2026

Labour calls for rent brake in Government’s rent rule changes

News – The Labour Party– Without a rent brake, rents will spiral Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Minister for Housing to halt the proposed changes to rental law, as Cabinet considers new changes, warning that the plans will drive rents higher, confuse tenants and weaken protections for families already in…

27 January 2026

Labour Selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu To Contest Galway West Bye-Election

News – The Labour Party “I will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.” – Councillor Helen Ogbu “Labour is in this to win it. The Government does not deserve support in this bye-election. Electing Helen will send a real message of change to those in the corridors of power.”…

26 January 2026

Limerick Garda Trial Raises Huge Questions of Gardai Leadership, NBCI and the DPP

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Alan Kelly TD has today called for accountability following the not guilty verdicts delivered at Limerick Circuit Court, where a retired superintendent and four serving gardaí were cleared of all charges after an eight week trial, saying the case represents a serious misuse of public resources and a failure of…

26 January 2026

Labour calls for fair pensions for uniformed services

News – The Labour PartyLabour Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on the Government to reinstate the supplementary pension facility for members of Ireland’s uniformed services, warning that continued inaction is driving a worsening recruitment and retention crisis across the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, Fire Services and the Prison Service. In a letter…

26 January 2026

EU must move faster on online harm

News – The Labour PartyLabour MEP Aodhán Ó Riordáin has today responded to the European Commission opening proceedings against the company behind the AI chatbot Grok over the production of nonconsensual sexualised imagery, including images of children. He called for immediate and decisive enforcement action and urged the Commission to match the scale and urgency…

26 January 2026

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